1959 Richmond
4–5–1 (4–3–1 Southern Conference), coached by Edwin Merrick. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Furman 48–14Nov 14
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Dayton | L 3–6 | 52% |
| Sep 26 | at West Virginia | L 7–10 | 30% |
| Oct 3 | vs VMI | T 14–14 | 36% |
| Oct 10 | vs Davidson | W 21–7 | 81% |
| Oct 17 | at The Citadel | L 7–8 | 44% |
| Oct 24 | at Florida State | L 6–22 | 34% |
| Oct 31 | at Virginia Tech | L 29–51 | 29% |
| Nov 7 | vsGeorge Washington | W 26–0 | 69% |
| Nov 14 | vs Furman | W 48–14 | 81% |
| Nov 21 | vs William & Mary | W 20–12 | 58% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat William & Mary 20–12; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).
- Record
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 4–3–1 5th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 181–144
- Coach
- Edwin Merrick
- Elo
- 1426 −2 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −8.3 No. 81 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Chuck Boone and Fred Caravetta
All-Southern Conference
2 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
David AmesBAP-1- Pat LambertiOTAP-1
Second team
- Chuck BooneCAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1959 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1959 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMI | 5–0–1 | 8–1–1 | |
| The Citadel | 5–1 | 8–2 | |
| Virginia Tech | 3–1 | 6–4 | |
| Furman | 3–2 | 3–7 | |
| Richmond | 4–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| West Virginia | 2–2 | 3–7 | |
| William & Mary | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Davidson | 0–5 | 1–8 | |
| George Washington | 0–5 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.